Cerebral hemodynamics in the posterior circulation of patients with bacterial meningitis

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 443-449

  Muller M ^a   Merkelbach, S ^a   Schimrigk, K ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial meningitis; Intracranial arteries; Stroke; Trancranial Doppler ultrasound; Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE;

EID: 0030055975     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1996.tb00024.x     Document Type: Article

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